WASHINGTON, Pa. — The Division III No. 6-ranked Macalester College water polo team began a four-match Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA0 Division III weekend with a 20-7 victory over Penn State Behrend at Washington & Jefferson College’s Henry Memorial Natatorium. The Scots improve to 9-5 overall and 4-1 in conference play, while the Lions fall to 4-12, 2-4 in CWPA Division III action.
Goals by junior Hannah Fasi (Honolulu, Hawaii/Iolani School), sophomore Anna Gaisser (Seattle, Wash./Ingraham) and first year Reese Winegar (Hoffman Estates, Ill./William Fremd) helped Macalester get out to a 3-1 lead. Sophomore Mak Kratz (Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North) reeled off three goals near the end of the first quarter to give the Scots a 6-2 lead after eight minutes. In the second quarter, Macalester again held the Lions to two goals while scoring five goals, including two from Winegar, for a commanding 11-4 advantage by haltime. Seniors Jess Palmer-Sammons (Half Moon Bay, Calif./Half Moon Bay) and Lorelei Bell (Encinitas, Calif./San Dieguito Academy) along with first year Alice Lemmon (Evanston, Ill/Evanston Township) also scored in the second quarter.
Gaisser, Palmer-Sammons, sophomore Ayla Reynolds (San Antonio, Texas/John M. Harlan) and senior Kendall Strauss (Round Rock, Texas/Round Rock) found the net in the third quarter to extend the Scots’ lead to 15-6. Palmer-Sammons, who has been named the CWPA Division III Player of the Week for the past two weeks, scored twice in the fourth quarter to finish with a team-leading four goals. Reynolds, sophomore Molly Lemmon (Evanston, Ill/Evanston Township) and first year Katie Martin (Bryn Athyn, Pa./Germantown Academy) also scored in the final eight minutes as Macalester closed out the 20-7 win.
Senior goalkeeper Jayden Kratt (Palo Alto, Calif./Henry M. Gunn), who was the CWPA Defensive Player of the Week the past two weeks, and sophomore goalkeeper Myles Kratz (Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North) split the goalkeeping duties. Kratt had six saves in the first half and Kratz posted two saves in the second half.
Release courtesy Macalester College Athletics Communications
